Good to know it.
I tried different seeds in different places, in different periods of time. Well, the lesson I learned is: read well about the plant, before you put the seed/seeds. Because some of them need more sunshine others -- more shadow; some need more water, etc.
I hope your experiment may be successful, because both Shenzhen city and California state are comparatively warm places with similar weather. Good luck!
And, btw, welcome in this omnilogy forum (i.e. forum about everything). :)